<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Or if you don't mind spending a bit of money, there are a lot of car stereos that have iPod dock connectors for between $100-$200. Check out your local big box or crutchfield.com.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On May 28, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Mark K. Zanfardino wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">I realize you are probably doing this because it's something fun to do, <br>but have you considered the more direct route? If the cassette works, <br>why not just buy a cassette adapter? They cost about $15.00 at Radio <br>Shack and they give you a 3.5mm stereo connector you can plug into your <br>iPod (or whatever). I use one in my 2000 Lexus. I was going to replace <br>the in-dash cassette with an in-dash CD player until I realized I'd <br>loose my iPod...<br><br>Just a thought.<br><br>Mark<br><br>Matt Price wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">hi guys,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">well, this is the DIY group i know best... I'm getting ready for a big<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">road trip (all the way back to toronto) and I'm trying to hook my ipod<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">up to my car stereo. unfortunately i have a stock honda civic stereo<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">head unit, which doesn't have an aux in anywhere. instead htere's a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">proprietary DIN-style connector that goes from the head unit (which has<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">a radio ) and the external cassette player (mounted separately in a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">different spot on the dash). <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">there's a pin diagram for this connector here (well, at least i think<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">it's the right diagram):<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/DIY/sound_system.htm">http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/DIY/sound_system.htm</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">this instructables suggests it's the same as the honda stereos:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/SOU74LJF9056P3L/">http://www.instructables.com/id/SOU74LJF9056P3L/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">my plan is to take out the cassette player (not hard, i've done it<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">before), and somehow splice an audio out cable into the din connector.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">as far as i understand it, all i need to do is connect the signal<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">ground, left and right wires to the appropriate pins, and the thing<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">SHOULD get sound from the ipod (or any aux connector). i see two ways<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to do this:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">1) just take an old headphone wire, open it up, and run the individual<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">wires into the appropriate din pin openings. but this is too simple.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">2) find an 8-pin din connector, solder the wires from the headphone jack<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">into it, but also maybe somehow use the other wires to do other things.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for instance, i'd love to get usb power off of the battery; i'd love to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">be able to somehow control the ipod using the accessory; etc. i dont<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">know how ocmplicated all of these are. also all my soldering tools and<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">stuff are back home in toronto. and finally, i don't know where to buy<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">stuff like this here in sf. <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">sooo... i'm hoping there's someone out there who knows all this stuff!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">or who knows where to point me for more info. i'd lvoe for this to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">work, it's gonna be a looooong car ride... thanks!<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">matt<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________________<br>sf-lug mailing list<br><a href="mailto:sf-lug@linuxmafia.com">sf-lug@linuxmafia.com</a><br><a href="http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug">http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/sf-lug</a><br></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Paul Ward</div><div><a href="mailto:dssstrkl@gmail.com">dssstrkl@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>